                                                       PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
                                   EXHIBIT 6. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOOD BY PRINCIPAL END-USE CATEGORY
                                                      JANUARY 2002 TO December 2003
                                                                     
                                  (In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
                                                 adjustments and rounding.  (R) Revised.)

                                                  End-Use Commodity Category
            Total
            Balance of               Total        Foods,                                 Automotive
            Payments    Net          Census       Feeds,       Industrial   Capital      Vehicles,    Consumer     Other
Period      Basis       Adjustments  Basis (1)    Beverages    Supplies (2) Goods        etc.         Goods        Goods

Exports

2002                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    681,874     -11,229      693,103       49,616      156,837      290,496       78,942       84,359       32,854

January        55,228        -732       55,960        4,228       12,379       23,784        6,205        6,885        2,478
February       54,988        -877       55,865        4,207       12,258       23,538        6,356        6,931        2,574
March          55,083      -1,064       56,146        3,935       12,373       24,044        6,345        6,792        2,659
April          56,871        -818       57,690        3,950       13,042       24,172        6,665        7,088        2,772
May            56,848      -1,253       58,101        3,993       13,245       24,223        6,727        6,931        2,983
June           57,702        -877       58,579        4,265       13,258       24,707        6,669        7,090        2,589

July           58,638        -923       59,561        4,307       13,209       25,149        6,887        7,216        2,793
August         57,870      -1,007       58,877        4,114       13,360       24,727        6,768        7,049        2,859
September      57,807        -856       58,663        4,064       13,306       24,809        6,689        7,070        2,725
October        57,301        -989       58,290        3,888       13,234       24,511        6,653        7,149        2,854
November       57,765        -927       58,691        4,309       13,549       24,369        6,497        7,185        2,783
December       55,774        -907       56,680        4,355       13,625       22,461        6,483        6,973        2,784

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.    713,761     -10,246      724,006       55,079      172,948      293,044       80,135       89,900       32,901

January (R)    57,156        -747       57,903        4,434       14,077       22,922        6,643        7,319        2,509
February (R)   57,920        -857       58,777        4,436       13,976       24,093        6,653        6,990        2,629
March (R)      58,309        -973       59,282        4,412       14,414       23,612        6,663        7,299        2,882
April (R)      57,243      -1,026       58,269        4,372       14,212       22,983        6,641        7,167        2,894
May (R)        57,774        -888       58,662        4,327       14,260       23,269        6,756        7,173        2,878
June (R)       59,269        -885       60,154        4,506       14,465       24,111        6,553        7,684        2,835

July (R)       60,366        -855       61,222        4,650       14,821       24,710        6,812        7,542        2,687
August (R)     57,691        -916       58,607        4,392       14,020       23,891        6,116        7,447        2,742
September (R)  59,719        -774       60,492        4,598       14,069       24,665        6,748        7,716        2,696
October (R)    61,655        -782       62,437        4,828       14,731       25,576        6,928        7,547        2,828
November (R)   63,722        -750       64,472        5,188       14,650       27,214        6,670        8,097        2,651
December       62,935        -794       63,729        4,936       15,254       25,998        6,951        7,920        2,670

2002                                                                                                                        

Imports


Jan.- Dec.  1,164,746       3,380    1,161,366       49,687      267,681      283,323      203,743      307,854       49,078

January        88,723         232       88,491        3,874       18,856       22,835       15,516       23,433        3,977
February       90,864         223       90,641        3,991       18,964       22,962       16,354       24,350        4,020
March          91,744         278       91,466        3,988       19,648       23,203       16,243       24,171        4,211
April          96,644         317       96,327        4,042       22,596       23,729       16,899       25,074        3,987
May            97,678         302       97,376        4,093       22,917       23,797       17,021       25,499        4,048
June           98,385         296       98,089        4,125       22,344       23,993       17,120       26,074        4,433

July           97,942         284       97,657        4,215       22,668       23,848       17,170       25,723        4,034
August         99,940         297       99,643        4,216       23,557       23,742       17,416       26,671        4,041
September      99,745         313       99,432        4,152       23,504       23,783       17,658       26,198        4,137
October        97,949         322       97,626        4,094       24,528       22,342       17,074       25,508        4,080
November      101,911         286      101,625        4,395       23,836       24,393       17,591       27,460        3,950
December      103,220         228      102,992        4,503       24,262       24,694       17,682       27,694        4,158

2003                                                                                                                        

Jan.- Dec.  1,263,170       3,465    1,259,705       55,817      316,485      295,653      210,148      333,752       47,850
January (R)   101,989         195      101,795        4,534       24,981       24,457       16,969       26,975        3,879
February (R)  101,548         207      101,341        4,417       25,933       23,224       16,826       26,942        3,999
March (R)     105,791         249      105,542        4,630       28,372       23,216       17,332       28,057        3,936
April (R)     103,577         266      103,311        4,671       26,051       24,064       16,872       27,729        3,924
May (R)       104,402         350      104,053        4,612       25,559       24,466       17,786       27,758        3,872
June (R)      104,319         468      103,851        4,462       25,880       24,407       18,227       26,719        4,156

July (R)      105,372         203      105,169        4,586       26,719       24,459       17,964       27,334        4,107
August (R)    102,386         466      101,920        4,536       26,759       24,041       15,569       27,220        3,796
September (R) 106,267         307      105,960        4,786       26,902       25,296       17,400       27,608        3,968
October (R)   108,743         269      108,474        4,788       26,799       25,478       18,334       29,047        4,027
November (R)  107,666         257      107,409        4,869       25,617       25,659       18,208       28,966        4,090
December      111,109         228      110,881        4,925       26,913       26,885       18,663       29,398        4,096
                                                  

(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2)  Includes petroleum and petroleum products.

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
